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Yoga Total Body Makeover with Alanna Zabel
Use traditional, flowing yoga to totally tansform your body. Yoga Total Body Makeover moves you through sequences that are targeted on specific body parts and muscle groups for the ultimate body makeover. It begins with a simple warm-up and moves to lower body to lift and tighten buns, thighs and hips. Next is a middle-whittling core segment, followed by a sculpting arm and upper body sequence. YouÆll finish with a total body stretcn to lengthen and sooth all your muscles. Get lean, balanced and buff with Yoga Total Body Makeover.
Alanna Zabel is a certified Yoga instructor and personal trainer. She currently lives and works in the Southern Calirornia area, providing yoga instruction to some of HollywoodÆs elite, as well as organizing retreats in locals such as Desert hot Springs, California and the coast of Costa Rica. Alanna teaches weekly classes at CarlsbadÆs famous La Costa Resort & Spa. She is also passionate about child development and early education. She has written several childrenÆs books and teaches a yoga class just for kids.
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21 of 21 people found the following review helpful
4.0 out of 5 stars
Relaxing, yet fitness oriented yoga session for adv. beginners & intermediates
March 20, 2008
By Touch Remedy
Format:DVD
Menu Options:
Warm Up, Lower Body, Upper Body, Core Conditioning, Stretch & Flexibiity, Complete 50 min makeover, Special Extras (extra 10 min Buns burner, trailers).
Alanna Zable is alone in a room w/ white wall w/painted green swoosh & tree, large vases, towels in baskets & blocks to give you something to look at. The music is played at a very low volume, but it's nice, not too boring. Alanna speaks real time (no voice over) with only fitness/anatomical terms & the focus of this dvd is fitness w/flexibility. She gives good basic tutorial info, but to keep it going, she is limited in what she can say so this should not be a first yoga dvd for that reason. Alanna has a good personality & good body awareness from what I sense. This pace/work done is hard since it does all upper at once & all lower at once so your muscles will not get a break. This is best for those who have been working out regularly or some decent muscle strength.
Only listed SOME Poses in each section:
Warm-up: 10 min
sun salutations, etc.
Lower Body: 15 min
chair, twist chair, sun salutations, warrior 1, 2, 3, reverse warrior, side angle, standing split, tree (or leg straight out fwd), (poses are held a long time
Upper Body: 11 min
some arm circles, plank, side plank, 1 armed down dog, crow, shoulder stretch, etc.
Core Conditioning: 9 min
table w/knee to nose, camel, crunches, bridge, 1 legged bridge, wheel
boat, pilates bicycle,
Stretch & Flexibility: 7 min
plow, shoulder stand, reclined straight leg to face stretch, reclined spinal twist knees to side, reclined knees to chest
Here's the breakdown of the Buns to give you an idea of how Alanna does poses/moves & then moves on:
Extra: Burns Burner 10 min:
chair on toes, 1 legged chair, standing fwd bend, plank, cobra, down dog, down dog w/lifting straight leg up/down & pulsing straight leg, warrior 1, warrior 2, wide legged fwd bend, wide legged fwd bend w1 lifted straight leg, standing frog (wide legged squats & one foot on toes only), squat w/stretching shoulder, lunge, plank, cobra, down dog, table (hands/knees) w/lifted straight leg & pulsing leg, child's, pigeon
Warm Up, Lower Body, Upper Body, Core Conditioning, Stretch & Flexibiity, Complete 50 min makeover, Special Extras (extra 10 min Buns burner, trailers).
Alanna Zable is alone in a room w/ white wall w/painted green swoosh & tree, large vases, towels in baskets & blocks to give you something to look at. The music is played at a very low volume, but it's nice, not too boring. Alanna speaks real time (no voice over) with only fitness/anatomical terms & the focus of this dvd is fitness w/flexibility. She gives good basic tutorial info, but to keep it going, she is limited in what she can say so this should not be a first yoga dvd for that reason. Alanna has a good personality & good body awareness from what I sense. This pace/work done is hard since it does all upper at once & all lower at once so your muscles will not get a break. This is best for those who have been working out regularly or some decent muscle strength.
Only listed SOME Poses in each section:
Warm-up: 10 min
sun salutations, etc.
Lower Body: 15 min
chair, twist chair, sun salutations, warrior 1, 2, 3, reverse warrior, side angle, standing split, tree (or leg straight out fwd), (poses are held a long time
Upper Body: 11 min
some arm circles, plank, side plank, 1 armed down dog, crow, shoulder stretch, etc.
Core Conditioning: 9 min
table w/knee to nose, camel, crunches, bridge, 1 legged bridge, wheel
boat, pilates bicycle,
Stretch & Flexibility: 7 min
plow, shoulder stand, reclined straight leg to face stretch, reclined spinal twist knees to side, reclined knees to chest
Here's the breakdown of the Buns to give you an idea of how Alanna does poses/moves & then moves on:
Extra: Burns Burner 10 min:
chair on toes, 1 legged chair, standing fwd bend, plank, cobra, down dog, down dog w/lifting straight leg up/down & pulsing straight leg, warrior 1, warrior 2, wide legged fwd bend, wide legged fwd bend w1 lifted straight leg, standing frog (wide legged squats & one foot on toes only), squat w/stretching shoulder, lunge, plank, cobra, down dog, table (hands/knees) w/lifted straight leg & pulsing leg, child's, pigeon
9 of 9 people found the following review helpful
By C. Britt
Format:DVD|Amazon Verified Purchase
This DVD is great. Alanna is very professional, nice to watch without being annoying, and has wonderful form and strength. She's also as flexible and limber as a piece of cooked spaghetti!
The studio is visually appealing, with stacked yoga blocks, a tree, yoga mats, some plants, etc. I was calmed just looking at it. The production quality is good. There are five 10 minute routines.
However, this is NOT for uncoordinated people or beginners to the exercise/yoga lifestyle. There is one part in particular that had my jaw dropping open. In the warrior pose (warrior 2, I think?) where you are standing on one leg and have the other behind you in the air lifted (in arabesque position for you ballet dancers) with your arms out, she bends her leg and straightens it repeatedly. I for one cannot do this. It takes a LOT of leg strength and very disciplined coordination, which I don't have yet. Also, there are several exercises that are very twisty, pretzel like. It moves at a flowing, quick pace with not much time to relax between transistions. This DVD is wonderful, but not for me. Hopefully I can work my way up to it! For those of you seasoned in yoga that are pretty flexible, I think you will really like it!
The studio is visually appealing, with stacked yoga blocks, a tree, yoga mats, some plants, etc. I was calmed just looking at it. The production quality is good. There are five 10 minute routines.
However, this is NOT for uncoordinated people or beginners to the exercise/yoga lifestyle. There is one part in particular that had my jaw dropping open. In the warrior pose (warrior 2, I think?) where you are standing on one leg and have the other behind you in the air lifted (in arabesque position for you ballet dancers) with your arms out, she bends her leg and straightens it repeatedly. I for one cannot do this. It takes a LOT of leg strength and very disciplined coordination, which I don't have yet. Also, there are several exercises that are very twisty, pretzel like. It moves at a flowing, quick pace with not much time to relax between transistions. This DVD is wonderful, but not for me. Hopefully I can work my way up to it! For those of you seasoned in yoga that are pretty flexible, I think you will really like it!
10 of 12 people found the following review helpful
By K. Kisner
Format:DVD
This is a find! Anyone with any interest in yoga will love this program - it targets the whole body and is a beautiful, clean, flowing, super effective workout. Get this DVD - you won't be disapointed!
Most Recent Customer Reviews
5.0 out of 5 stars
Rigorous workout!
Usually I get tired of exercise DVD's, but not this one. It's a great workout. You will be sore, I promise.
Published 2 months ago by Virginia L. Jackson
5.0 out of 5 stars
Great yoga video!
I have been practicing yoga for several years, and I found this dvd to be great for me. I like how it is divided into various segments so you can devote as much or as little time... Read more
Published 3 months ago by Penny Lane
5.0 out of 5 stars
Very challenging
I had originally purchased the Pilates video by this instructor as well so I knew this product would not disappoint. Her style is very easy to follow as well as calming. Read more
Published 4 months ago by lisa m. palermo
5.0 out of 5 stars
Best instruction on a DVD!
Alanna is an amazing instructor, and her sequences are unique and challenging. I hope to see more DVD's by this instructor!
Published 10 months ago by Indigo13
4.0 out of 5 stars
Good Yoga
Great Yoga video. It is a good leg and arm workout and has a relaxing stretch at the end. The only thing I might change would to have a little more core strengthing, but what is on... Read more
Published on April 6, 2011 by DR
3.0 out of 5 stars
Good enough
I love yoga. I have taken classes over the years (mostly vinyasa and the other more active ones). This video is good in that all the moves are there. But she talks alot. Read more
Published on March 20, 2011 by Yoga lover
4.0 out of 5 stars
Good workout
I liked this dvd. Alanna is very soothing and gives great instructions for proper alignment, poses and modifications.
I definitely felt a good burn using this dvd. Read more
I definitely felt a good burn using this dvd. Read more
Published on May 4, 2010 by C Pallette
5.0 out of 5 stars
Best yoga workout ever!
Awesome! Hard workout but I really feel results! I highly recommend it. You can also split it up into three 30 minute work outs for shorter exercises.
Published on April 11, 2010 by Elaina M.
5.0 out of 5 stars
Perfect for someone seeking Yoga fitness but not "spirituality"
I shy away from Yoga that wants me to look for inner strength, yada, yada. I am a born-again Christian seeking the physical benefits of yoga stretching without receiving the... Read more
Published on March 30, 2010 by L. Zeiner
4.0 out of 5 stars
Good of a Well Balanced Work Out
The yoga series in this dvd is similar to the type of yoga series that I have most often experienced at a gym class as opposed to a class at yoga studio. Read more
Published on March 25, 2010 by R. Bogner
